Leyla name paintling

Leyla, meaning “night” in arabic.

She Walks in Beauty

By Lord Byron

She walks in beauty, like the night

   Of cloudless climes and starry skies;

And all that’s best of dark and bright

   Meet in her aspect and her eyes;

Thus mellowed to that tender light

   Which heaven to gaudy day denies.

One shade the more, one ray the less,

   Had half impaired the nameless grace

Which waves in every raven tress,

   Or softly lightens o’er her face;

Where thoughts serenely sweet express,

   How pure, how dear their dwelling-place.

And on that cheek, and o’er that brow,

   So soft, so calm, yet eloquent,

The smiles that win, the tints that glow,

   But tell of days in goodness spent,

A mind at peace with all below,

   A heart whose love is innocent!

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Charlotte Wendy name paintling

Fredericton, NB Manhole Cover Competition

 Working on this design was so much fun!  It has been a great way to compose an ode to our lovely new city, Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada.

“In this design, my aim has been to celebrate the vitality of Fredericton’s rolling landscape with the St. John River as its life-giving centrepeice.  Flora and fauna in the work include the: Chickadee, (AMAZING!) Atlantic Sturgeon, Fiddlehead Fern, Purple Violet, Balsam Fir, and Sugar Maple. “

While working on this, I daydreamed of the many moods of the river—-peachy pink in the sunrise, shrouded in a low mist, bright and beckoning, frozen still and covered in snow.  I can’t wait for spring when the water rushes down from the high places and swells it again.  It is truly a gift to live in such a place as this.

Below is an earlier iteration that I loved as well:

Abigail name paintling

A birthday present for a brand-new 5 year old—with some of her favorite things. 🙂  I used a new glue pen to do the glitter on this one, and it makes a huge difference!

Noah Giraffe name paintling

Elephant baby illustrations

These were created for a little-girl-to-be whose mama is an admirer of elephants, and whose daddy loves to read.  Designed to match this bedding.

nautical flag monogram

Created for the most recent Minted art challenge, this flash of inspiration came from an episode of Macguyver where he uses old navy signal flags to get rescued from a shipyard. This particular one spells out the name “Smith.”

Elijah nautical name paintling

Scandinavian Grace name paintling

Trust Martha Stewart to provide the world with gray glitter! This one is made to coordinate with Ikea’s Alvine Trad bedding for a sweet little girl’s new big-girl room.